“And
this is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and people loved
darkness rather than light because their deeds were evil.” John 3:19
We
are creatures of habit. Often our habits
continue despite our spiritual transformation in Christ. Yet, that doesn’t put these habits outside of
the redeeming work of Christ. They need
to be redeemed, changed, and transformed but only in God’s good time. Perhaps, when you came to Christ you were not
ready or able to handle a change of habit so God let that habit remain. The light of Jesus hadn’t shown into the
deeper recesses of your soul, yet. But
now is the time that God has called you to fast from that habit. Jesus has shown his light upon it. God has not asked you to entirely erase it
from your life but to fast from it. Yet,
you still love it. The habit continues
to carry with it the darkness from which you were saved. It still holds sway over you but now you are
ready, able, and capable to give it up – even for a short amount of time.
When
we fast, especially through Lent, we discover new habits that can replace the
old ones. If we fast from TV or Netflix,
we may discover a new habit! It could be
daily bible readings, prayer, painting, drawing, gardening, or
volunteering. The list is nearly
endless. Fasting gives us opportunity
for creativity, most life giving practices do.
People who live in darkness tend to stick to patterns they have always
lived in and resort to what’s easiest.
But we are people of the light; people called by God to follow Jesus
into his creative kingdom.
Take
some time today to think about what creative ways you can show your love for
God. Pick one of those and begin to plan
on adding it to your life today!
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